Presidential republic (since august 1995)

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The all-nation referendum of 30 August 1995 adopted
new Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The voting took place at 10 253
election precincts all over Kazakhstan. Only one question was asked at the referendum: “Would you accept the draft of the new Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan that was published on 1 August 1995”

The
total number of voters in the referendum was 8 091 715 or 90,58% of all
registered voters. 7 212 773 or 89,14% of respondents gave their votes for the
Constitution.

The
Constitution of 1995 significantly differs from the Constitution of 1993. The
latter did not provide for such democratic measures as dissolution of the
Parliament or resignation of the government by a motion of non-confidence. In
such conditions, none of the branches of power could have been modernized or
progressed in its functionality. The new Constitution for the first time
contained the norms that not only referred to the rights of a citizen, but also
to the human rights, which all people have from birth and are recognized as
absolute and inseparable (the right to life, freedom of religion, etc.). The
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the center of the political system
and is above of all the other branches of power. This concept complies with the
idea of the presidential government with a real system of checks and balances.
The section of the Consti­tution outlining the principles of Parliament was
changed most radically. The Constitution of 1995 establishes the two chamber
legislative authority — the Par­liament, with the upper chamber — the Senate
and the lower — Mazhilis.

Source: NURSULTAN NAZARBAYEV: THE FOUNDER OF THE
INDEPENDENT STATE (The Chronicles of a Leader) published in Almaty, 2010, p. 93

Data was given from the Institute of State History,
Committee of Science of The Ministry of Education and Science